Based on the aggregated intelligence of 115,000 investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, drugstore giant Walgreen (NYSE:WAG) has earned a coveted five-star ranking. Our data has shown that five-star stocks outperform the market by a significant margin; conversely, one-star stocks have woefully lagged the market average.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Walgreen's business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Walgreen facts

   

Headquarters

Deerfield, Ill. (1901)

Market Cap

$36.06 billion

Industry

Drugstores

TTM Revenue

$57.86 billion

Management

CEO Jeffrey Rein (since 2006);

COO Gregory Wasson (since 2007)

Return on Equity (avg. last three years)

18.6%

CAPS members bullish on WAG also bullish on

General Electric (NYSE:GE),

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT),

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO)

CAPS members bearish on WAG also bearish on

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX),

Wal-Mart Stores,

Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.

Over on CAPS, 393 of the 413 All-Star members who have rated Walgreen -- some 95% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These All-Star bulls include joeGuitar and mm20001, both of whom are ranked in the top 10% of our community.

In February 2007, joeGuitar shared some firsthand experiences with our community: "Every [Walgreen] I've gone to is well-run. ... Aging population, more meds, well-run company, very good service, and innovative.... Go [Walgreen]!"

A pitch from mm20001 just two weeks ago shared that bullish optimism, breaking down the stock's seemingly cheapish valuation:

Despite the fact that Walgreen's has grown earnings at an amazingly steady 15% annual rate for the last 8 years (and longer), the stock is actually cheaper today than it was 8 years ago. The stock price certainly got ahead of itself in the late 90s and going into the 21st century with a high 45 P/E in Aug 2000, but has now come down to a reasonable P/E of 16 for the 12 trailing months. Add in the little debt on their books (as compared to CVS (NYSE:CVS), for example), and 5yr growth estimates of 14%, Walgreen's is a long-term buy today.

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